⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their six- Won the glass, 32 rebounds to 12
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q1 5:35 · CLE 25-9 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Delonte West bad pass
Q4 0:47 · CLE 100-95 IND
- Missed FT
Anderson Varejao misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:27 · CLE 103-95 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- Steal
Troy Murphy stole it from Delonte West
Q4 0:47 · CLE 100-95 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Dunleavy lost ball
Q4 3:25 · CLE 95-87 IND
📊The numbers
| CLE | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 4 |
| 86 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
